The Human Faith Audit: A Summary

The Human Faith Audit is a 5-minute diagnostic tool designed for people in the "messy middle" of faith deconstruction. It helps individuals move away from "Template Theology"—robotic, fear-based scripts—and toward a lived, human spirituality.

Using the metaphors of gardening and homesteading, the audit helps you "weed" your soul through four specific lenses:

1. The Script Check (Identifying Invasive Beliefs)

Distinguish between beliefs you actually hold and "robotic" scripts you’ve been trained to repeat. If a belief provides only a sense of "should" rather than a sense of "yes," it’s an invasive species.

2. The Fruit Test (Assessing Soil Health)

Evaluate the results of your theology. Does a belief produce the "fruit" of peace, kindness, and mental space, or the "weeds" of chronic anxiety and performative guilt?

3. The Humanity Check (The Parenting Lens)

Compare your view of God to your own heart as a parent. If your theology describes a God who is less patient, less kind, or more transactional than you are with your own children, it is a "robot" belief that lacks human empathy.

4. The Sovereign Pivot (Replanting)

Move from religious performance to human presence. The audit concludes with a practical step to replace one robotic ritual with a "sovereign act"—finding the sacred in everyday human life, like a walk, a quiet coffee, or a bike ride.